One must hope, for the sake of the immortal souls of the husband, the lawyer, the judge, and the legions who supported them, that she really has been brain-dead for the last 15 years.
Because if not, this is anything but a peaceful death.
And if that's the way it's going down, some people are going to be uncomfortable for a very long time.
And see this ...
My question is, which is the murderer and which is the abettor, because this is murder. But is Michael Schiavo the murderer or is it Judge Greer? Greer could have prevented the homicide-in-progress of Terry Schiavo by simply following the laws in place, by not doing so he has insured that a homicide will occur, and the medical examiner should so rule. Systematic, intentional deprivation of nourishment resulting in death is homicide, if the ME rules "death by natural causes" he should be fired immediately.
Schiavo has spent years depriving his wife of the minimal care that would normally be provided to a person in her condition, has interceded to insure that care would not be provided nor tests that would settle with authority what her condition actually is. He has a direct financial interest in her death, he is the only witness to her supposed desire not to be kept alive through extraordinary means (and the only witness to the mishap that left her in this condition). He could have walked away at any point and left her care to her parents who are apparently willing to maintain care as long as they are able. That he did not do so suggests that his first interest is to see to it that his wife dies without any chance she might recover, and perhaps have something to say about that day when she had her accident?
And you may as well look at this, too. What exactly is going on here?
Posted on March 28, 2005 09:45 PM